Comic-Con 2012

The amazingly adorable Hello Kitty Street Fighter plushies that debuted at Comic-Con 2012 are coming to Hot Topic stores according to a Capcom spokesperson. Sanrio fans will be able to get their hands on Hello Kitty Ryu, M. Bison, and Chun Li soon, as they're coming to "as many stores as we can get them into," said Capcom.

Capcom has announced JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure HD will release on PlayStation Network August 21 and Xbox Live Arcade August 22.

The HD update of the manga-inspired brawler from the PlayStation and Dreamcast era will feature the option to play in either the classic arcade style as well as in “Arcade SD Mode,” which will be pixel art-y like the original games.

The game will revive/support online play that will include the ability to filter opponents by location and connection speed, similar to the systems seen in Super Street Fighter IV and Marvel vs. Capcom 3.

Fans of lobby fights will be pleased to hear that the game will introduce a new eight-player multiplayer mode where players can compete (while waiting to compete) for a chance to compete in the final showdown. Losing isn’t just shameful; it also means you have to watch the person that beat you play their next match. Brutal.

For those players who love showing off their skills to the world, you’ll be able to do just that thanks to the game’s new video sharing feature, which lets you save a replay of your fight and post it online.

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure HD will set you back $9.99 on PSN and 1600 on XBLA.

Marvel Studios closed out the Hall H presentations on Saturday night at Comic-Con 2012 with a slew of announcements and first looks that probably elevated the spirits of fans everywhere. You can't go wrong when it comes to Robert Downey, Jr. charming the crowd, a look at an early production test for Ant Man and the release dates for all those Marvel sequels you've been waiting for.

It's a good time for monsters and superheroes right now, if the Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures panel at Comic-Con 2012 have anything to do with it. Inside a packed Hall H with moderator Chris Hardwick, fans were treated to a first look at films like The Hobbit, Pacific Rim, Godzilla and Man of Steel, along with surprise appearances for The Campaign.

What happens when you throw Joss Whedon on stage with a mic before a thousand diehard fans? That's exactly what his panel was about at Comic-Con 2012 where people were given the opportunity to ask The Avengers director (almost) anything. And if they couldn't get to ask anything, they were happy to sit back and listen.

Whedon first spoke about having just finished the post production on his new film, Much Ado About Nothing, which he said was "one of the greatest experiences" for him and was "so proud of everyone in it," a shoot he described as watching "people you love rocking Shakespeare so hard." Aside from taking on one of literature's greatest, he also announced that the movie would feature his first film score.

Marvel laid out their future movie plans at their panel today, from the release date of the much talked about Iron Man 3 to finally announcing a release for the highly anticipated Guardians of the Galaxy movie.

Here is their schedule as it pans out for now.

Iron Man 3 - May 3, 2013

Thor: The Dark World - November 8, 2013

Captain America: The Winter Soldier - April 4, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy - August 1, 2014

Those are the four projects that Marvel has announced are in the works. We will let you know as more information becomes available.

Breaking Bad's fifth season finally premieres on Sunday, June 15, and what better way to celebrate its return than with a Comic-Con panel? I've never seen a convention hall room so packed--both physically and with anticipation, in hopes of seeing the cast and catching a glimpse of what's to come for television's most popular meth makers.

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Gears of War: Judgment will be a prequel to the established Gears series and even though the game is still a ways from release, (March 19, 2013), we want to know what sets this game apart from the previous Gears games. That question was answered at the Gears of War: Judgment panel at Comic-Con 2012. Cliff Bleszinski and Rod Fergusson had several new videos and announcements to give gamers exactly the Gears info they wanted.

Speaking of which, here are five ways Gears of War: Judgment will be different from Gears of War 1, 2 and 3.
1. Tone

Judgment's new tone is credited to its new writers, Rob Alten and Todd Bissel, both established writers in Hollywood and in gaming. Their writing style and mature sensibility will add another layer to the game. Brutality and the melancholy are both core themes of the series, and these themes will shape Judgment as well.

G4TV gets a chance to sit down and talk to the cast of Dr. Who; Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, and Arthur Darvill. They talk about people dressing as them at Comic-Con and the Ponds leaving the TARDIS in the next season of Dr. Who. With only a couple of episodes left before the doctor finds a new companion, everyone is wondering how it will all end for one of our favorite time traveling assistants.

Check out the video below to find out about the doctor’s new assistant and the fate of his old traveling companions.

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Black Panther, the King of Wakanda, was revealed to be the next hero to join up with the ever-expanding Marvel cast in the new Marvel Heroes game.

As a man known for his brawn as well as his brains, Black Panther will join the The Scarlet Witch, The Hulk, and other Marvel heroes as they take on the forces of evil in this MMO. While little in known about his skills in the game, expect him to be an agile brawler with a couple of gadgets, thanks to his nation’s supply of vibranium.

We’ll have more news about Black Panther and the rest of the Marvel Heroes rooster as it becomes available.

Marvel has announced Deadpool, a new game being developed by Transformers: Fall of Cybertron developer High Moon Studios and published by Activision, coming in 2013. No platforms have been confirmed yet.

We have folks at Marvel's Comic-Con 2012 panel right now, so stay tuned for more info.

Even in the world of comics, you cannot help but find passionate gamers dressing up as their favorite video game characters at this year’s Comic-Con 2012. From classics like Mega Man and Link to more contemporary favorites such as Borderlands, make sure you don’t miss out on a single costume at this year’s event.

The Walking Dead and Silent Hill will be two of the featured themes at Universal Studios' Halloween Horror Nights events in 2012. Halloween Horror Nights is Universal's annual scare-fest filled with terrifying mazes, a tram where zombies run out at you with chainsaws, and Scare Zones, areas where themed characters run around scaring people who walk through them.

The addition of Silent Hill marks the first time that Universal's chosen a video game as the inspiration for Halloween Horror Nights. In the past, Universal's chosen themes from Scream, The Thing, Saw, Friday The 13th, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, A Nightmare On Elm Street, and Hostel.

I'm too much of a scaredy cat to ever visit Halloween Horror Nights, but if The Walking Dead is there, I might have to find some courage. Will you be making a visit this year?

Dust off those capes and break out the spandex, Comic-Con 2012 is all about dressing up as your favorite comic hero or villain. Even if you can’t make it to the big convention this year, you can still rub elbows with Catwoman or patrol the rooftops with Spider-Man, and all from the comfort of your living room.

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Capcom also went ahead and revealed the rest of the Resident Evil 6 cast, which looks something like this:

Leon S. Kennedy: Jason Faunt (body) Matthew Mercer (voice)

Helena Harper: Katherine Randolph (body) Laura Bailey (voice)

Chris Redfield: Reuben Langdon (body) Roger Craig Smith (voice)

Piers Nivans: Kevin Dorman (body) Chris Emerson (voice)

Jake Muller: Troy Baker (body, voice)

Sherry Birkin: Sara Fletcher (body) Eden Riegel (voice)

Ada Wong/Carla Radames: Michelle Lee (body) Courtenay Taylor (voice)

Voiceover director: Liam O'Brien

Between Resident Evil 6, BioShock Infinite, and The Last of Us, Baker is on his way to Nolan North status, as the skilled voice actor continues to pop up in ever increasingly high profile games. Given Baker's work on The Last of Us, it's no wonder that he also provided the body performance for Jake in RE6. In fact, he's the only one doing voice and body for his character. Good for him.